The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 39, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 February 1968 — Page 6

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THE INPEPENDENT-NEWS — FEB. 22, 1968

Hot-Shooting Akron Dumps Falcons 80-63 '"’’The high-flying’ Akron”Flyers visited J<>hn Gb nn Saturday for the final xhrduh-d game of the season and gave the fans a little dispkn of hew they aceompli>hvd their high scoring feats despite the fact their 80-63 win was a Considerable amount under their !*eason's average of over 90 points per game. The loss for the Falcons was number 11 in 20 games but did find some interesting hall by the Glenn team who was playgiimiiiimiiiiiimiiimiiiiiimimmig “ REGULAR MEETING = NIGHTS Os The i Orville Easterday f i Legion Post 189 f £ 2nd and laM Thursday E g of Each Month | Auxiliary Unit 1881 Ist Thursday Os Each = Month ~

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ing without the services of two of their guards for the second straight nighL Akron hit their first four shot* and six of their first seven to jump to a 12-0 lead early and held off the Falcons the rest of the way. Coach Roger Brehlcr's game plan was to work the ball for a good ■-hot on offense and the Falcons went a little overboard in trying to follow these instructions. Akron got the tip and from a act play, moved right d<>un f<>r a lay-in by Pave Henson for a very quick 2-0 lead. The cautious Falcons then put the ball in play with a deliberate passing attack, looking for the good shot but got over-cautious and passed up some good <»pportunities. Eventually they lost the ball on an error and Akron responded with a basket by Gary Groninger from 11 foot. Another error gave the Flyers another opportunity and Henson hit a layin. With 4:47 showing on the clock. Jeff McFarland had another lay-in and at this time Akron was four for four and Glenn had not attempted a shot. In all. Akron added two more baskets by Jim Weaver and Bob Bryant as all five starters had at least one basket before Craig De Myer hit a free throw for the Falcons' first point aftr 4:55 had

been played. Hugh Geren then hit a i*hnrt left-hander aher a fake and go from the pivot. A pair of free throws, one each by Honson and Groninger. made it 14-3 before DeMyer dropped one in from the outside. Gary Trost added a free throw before Bryant flipped one in from the baseline. Trost then banged home a 14 foot turn-around jumper and Greg Amor hit a lay-in on a very nice move. With just seconds left in the period, a stolen ball and a lend pass found Glenn having a three on none situation and blow four straight cripples that could have cut the lead to four if the first shot hadn t been too careful and the last three unnecessarily too hurrid. Akron managed to hold a 16-10 lead after one period as the Falcons did come to life late in the period. The second quarter hasn't been a good one for Glenn in a long time and again Saturday night it made the difference. DeMyer cut the lead to 16-12 with a rebound shot, but Bryant fired in a bomb from the left corner. A pair of free throws were hit by Amor, but Henson flipped in another outside shot and McFarland converted a three-point play on a reverse lay-in and free throw. Amor tossed in a shot from under, but McFarland hit from eight foot and Groninger from under as the lead stretched to a m<>re comfortable 27-16. One additional free throw by Amor was followed by two outside shots by Henson. In Myer hit from close in but McFarland and W< aver C'ntmued to display the Flyers fine shooting ability. From here the Flyers moved to the 43-23 halftime lead. Action continued fast with both teams favoring the fast stxle <f play. After half the third p« riod had passed. Akron wa, still in the lead by a safe margin. 53-32. when Roger Stull paced a drive that cut the h ad to nine on two occasions. DcMyer. Turn Mellin. Amor and Stull hit succe dvely from the floor and after Hensun hit a free throw .Stull pumped in his second straight long shot. Bryant added a single point to the Flyers' total but Amor hit an 11 footer and Stull another real long bomb. McFarland tossed in one from 26 feet, but Stull then dropped in his fourth straight from over 25 foot out. Bryant's basket then ended the scoring for the quarter and Akron held an 11 point lead, 59-48 going into the final period. McFarland took charge of the game in the early stages of the last quarter to end any plans of overtaking the Flyers that Glenn might have had. He tossed in three successive long shots and Weaver got a lay-in after a steal while the Falcons' offense at this time consisted of a free throw by Amor. The Falcons fought hard the rest of the way, but there was no catching this scoring machine in this game. The final score was 80-63. McFarland Hits 26 McFarland hit 26 in this game as he proved his effectiveness as both an inside and outside man. Amor hit 21 to pace the Falcons with DcMyer chipping in with 15 and Stull 12. Box Sw ore Akron fg ft tp pf McFarland 12 2 26 5 Bryant 7 2 16 2 Groninger 4 2 10 3 Henson 6 5 17 0 Weaver 4 0 8 1 Schipper 113 0 Total 34 12 80 11 •FARM BUREAU! ! INSURANCE ! ■ Ail Types Os: I ■ Life InMumnce ■ Kotlrrtnent Annuities ■ HoepitalizAtion X Fire . Auto - Liability X<ity - Farm And Commercial J I Fred Bullinger • I Phone 586-3359 X TJOi Monroe Walkerton! • 026tfl

Amor 77 21 3 DcMyer 71 15 3 Geren 10 2 5 Mellin 3 0 6 1 Trost 3 17 1 Stull 6 0 12 2 Stasko 0 0 0 0 Total 27 9 63 17 Score By Quarters Akron 16 43 59 80 John Glenn 10 23 46 63 A recent government examination contained this question: "If eighteen men can plow a feild in eight hours, how long will it take eleven men to plow the same field?” One applicant responded: “Since the field was already plowed by eighteen men. you better put this new group to work somewhere else.” Dying penniless is not what worries some people — it's having to live that way.

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